1600-1700 /

The 17th century is a Golden Age, a century of unprecedented blossoming in Dutch art and culture. Rembrandt uses innovative techniques. Vermeer captures life in silent tableaus. The everyday is portrayed, still lifes with cheeses and flowers, dune landscapes and mills and the citizens themselves. Tr...

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Corporate Author: Rijksmuseum (Netherlands) (Author)
Other Authors: Weber, Gregor J. M. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:English, translated from Dutch.
Published: Amsterdam : Rijksmuseum, [2018]
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Summary:The 17th century is a Golden Age, a century of unprecedented blossoming in Dutch art and culture. Rembrandt uses innovative techniques. Vermeer captures life in silent tableaus. The everyday is portrayed, still lifes with cheeses and flowers, dune landscapes and mills and the citizens themselves. Trade flourishes and supplies the Netherlands with goods from all over the world. Including more than 150 highlights from the Rijksmuseum's collection, this publication paints a picture of the glory of the Golden Age.
Physical Description:415 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 398-406) and index.
ISBN:9789492660022
9492660024